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[The Question]

 

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The Baltimore Orioles make Adley Rutschman from Oregon State top pick; The Kansas City Royals grabbed Texas high school Bobby Witt Jr. 2nd

 

[The Question]

 

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2019 MLB draft order 1-40
The 2019 MLB draft starts on June 3, with rounds 1-2 and continues through June 5 (Rounds 3-10 on June 4 and Rounds 11-40 on June 5)​

The Baltimore Orioles make Adley Rutschman from Oregon State top pick; The Kansas City Royals grabbed Texas high school Bobby Witt Jr. 2nd

 

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Best players available on Day 2 of the MLB draft
The list of best players still on the board is dominated by high school players who maybe unsignable because of college commitments.

 

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A Babe Ruth New York Yankees jersey auctioned for record $5.64M
The jersey, dating to around the 1928-30 period, broke the previous mark of $4.4 million for a 1920 Ruth jersey, according to Hunt Auctions.

Ruth hit a then-record 714 career home runs from 1914 to 1935, including a single-season record 60 in 1927.

 

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Opps! Sometimes stuff goes wrong.​

 

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MLB Standings - 2019​

Division Leaders:

The American League
East: New York (44-27)
Central: Minnesota (47-24)
West: Houston (48-25)

The National League
East: Atlanta (43-30)
Central: Milwaukee (40-32)
West: Los Angeles (48-26)

 

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CC Sabathia hits 250-win milestone 'It's a big deal'
Sabathia is pitching in the final year of his illustrious major league career, keeps hitting milestones.

 

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A's Frankie Montas suspended 80 games for positive test
Montas, 26, was in the midst of a breakout season in which he was 9-2 with a 2.70 ERA and 97 strikeouts against 21 walks in 90 innings. At 40-36, Oakland are one game behind Boston for the second wild-card spot in the American League.


Source: Josh Donaldson wins appeal; ban dropped
Donaldson and Musgrove were ejected from the game, and Pirates manager Clint Hurdle was ejected by plate umpire Brian Gorman for arguing the decision to toss Musgrove.

 

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ESPN's 2019 AL and NL All-Star picks
In advance of the MLB All-Star selection show on Thursday (7 p.m. ET on ESPN)

 

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All-Star starters revealed: Astros lead with three
3B Alex Bregman, OF George Springer, OF Michael Brantley.

 

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MLB Standings - 2019​

Division Leaders:

The American League
East: New York (52-28)
Central: Minnesota (52-28)
West: Houston (50-32)

The National League
East: Atlanta (48-34)
Central: Chicago (44-37)
West: Los Angeles (56-27)

 

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Magor League Baseball​

 

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Going, going, gone: MLB again hits new HR mark
Batters hit 1,142 home runs in June, seven more than they hit in May.

 

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Power Ranking: Red-hot Yankees make a run at Dodgers for No.1
The Dodgers (60-31) are once again unanimous No.1. But with the Yankees (57-31) winning 13 of 14 games, has a new challenger risen that could unseat L.A. by the All-Star break?

 

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Justin Verlander: MLB juicing balls for more offence
Houston Astros Verlander has allowed a major league-high 26 home runs this season.

 

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Commissioner Rob Manfred: MLB didn't alter baseball for more HRs
Players are on pace to hit 6,668 home runs this season, which would obliterate the record of 6,105 hit in 2017.

 

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AL holds of NL 4-3 in All-Star Game
AL pitchers plugged power back into the mound. The American League has an overall 45-32-2 lead in the Midsummer Classic.